Lazy cabbage rolls with minced meat and vegetables
4 servings
60 minutes
Lazy cabbage rolls with minced meat and vegetables are a cozy dish of Ukrainian cuisine that simplifies the traditional cabbage rolls preparation process. Instead of wrapping the filling in cabbage leaves, the ingredients are layered and baked. The result is a fragrant combination of tender minced meat, eggplants, pickles, and sweet peppers infused with vegetable and spice juices. The dish has a harmonious taste: the sweet-sour notes of cucumber and tomatoes complement the richness of the meat, while cabbage adds softness to the texture.
1
Prepare the products.
2
Peel and finely chop the onion.
- Onion: 1 head
3
Peel the eggplant and cut it into cubes.
- Eggplant: 1 piece
4
Place the minced meat and onion in a heated pan.
- Mince: 500 g
- Onion: 1 head
5
Add salt with herbs and lemon pepper.
- Herb salt: 1 teaspoon
- Black pepper with lemon zest: 1 teaspoon
6
Then add the eggplant and sauté everything together until almost cooked (there are still 20 minutes of baking in the oven).
- Eggplant: 1 piece
7
While the minced meat is frying, chop the pepper and tomato.
- Sweet pepper (capsicum): 1 piece
- Tomatoes: 1 piece
8
Cut the pickles into strips, then into cubes.
- Pickled cucumbers: 2 pieces
9
Separate the cabbage leaves.
- Napa cabbage (pak choi type): 1 piece
10
Heat the clarified butter in a pan.
- Clarified butter (ghee): 1 tablespoon
11
Place cabbage leaves at the bottom.
- Napa cabbage (pak choi type): 1 piece
12
Fill them with minced meat on top.
- Mince: 500 g
13
Then sprinkle with cucumbers.
- Pickled cucumbers: 2 pieces
14
Thus, layer several layers (as far as the ingredients allow).
15
Pour the liquid that remained after frying the minced meat and vegetables over the last layer.
- Mince: 500 g
16
Cover the top with cabbage leaves.
- Napa cabbage (pak choi type): 1 piece
17
Place tomatoes and sweet peppers in the next layer.
- Tomatoes: 1 piece
- Sweet pepper (capsicum): 1 piece
18
Place in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
19
Slightly cool the prepared dish and serve it at the table.